The Poet Edgar Allan Poe: Alien Angel
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 067441666X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Marjorie Perloff Times Literary Supplement 2015-02-06)In the process of clearing up so much of the critical fog that has enshrouded the poetry of Poe, McGann helps his readers understand how to read poetry more generally…McGann has demonstrated that Poe’s significance as a poet in his own time and as a major influence on the development of poetry for 150 years since makes him one of the two or three greatest American poets. (Charles Bernstein, University of Pennsylvania)The Poet Edgar Allan Poe is a landmark intervention that helps to explain why, among his antebellum contemporaries, Poe alone has r
That these poems have never lacked a popular audience has been a persistent annoyance in academic and literary circles; that they attracted the admiration of innovative poetic masters in Europe and especially Francenotably Baudelaire, Mallarmé, and Valéryhas been further cause for embarrassment. Jerome McGann offers a bold reassessment of Poe’s achievement, arguing that he belongs with Whitman and Dickinson as a foundational American poet and cultural presence.Not all American commentators have agreed with Emerson’s dim view of Poe’s verse. The poetry of Edgar Allan Poe has had a rough ride in America, as Emerson’s sneering quip about &ld
"Redeeming Poe's Identity as an American Poet - The Alien Angel of our American Literature" according to Daniel B.. This is a blessed book! By the word BLESSED I am not implying something religious but rather emphasizing the need for many decades of a redemption of Poe's IDENTITY as an American Poet, an essential American Poet. My involvement with poetry as both a reader and later a writerbegan when I was 1Redeeming Poe's Identity as an American Poet - The Alien Angel of our American Literature Daniel B. This is a blessed book! By the word BLESSED I am not implying something religious but rather emphasizing the need for many decades of a redemption of Poe's IDENTITY as an American Poet, an essential American Poet. My involvement with poetry as both a reader and later a writerbegan when I was 14 and entirely on my own set about reading and comprehending Poe's THE RAVEN. I read it many . and entirely on my own set about reading and comprehending Poe's THE RAVEN. I read it many . "This is an excellent critique of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry and seeks to" according to archpriest. This is an excellent critique of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry and seeks to rightly place him in the pantheon of modern poets with Rimbaud, Hart Crane, and Baudelaire. You need to be familiar with Poe's work, since the author expects this. This book made my Christmas, and gave me a much better understanding of the poet.. Anonymous said Five Stars. Anyone who doesn't take Poe the poet seriously should read this book. It will make you think again.
. Jerome McGann is University Professor and John Stewart Bryan Professor of English at the University of Virginia